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HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)It might be worth my saying at the outset that our support for the aviation industry more broadly is very clear. I am sure the hon. Gentleman was listening to the Chancellor’s…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)The clause increases the lower and standard rates of landfill tax from 1 April this year. The rates will increase in line with RPI, adjusted to account for the high inflation in…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for supporting the clause. I fondly remember the questions I asked him about landfill tax when I was on the other side of this Committee Room, or a…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his support for the measure. He made wider points about reforms to agricultural property relief, which we have debated several times. The clause…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)I welcome the Opposition’s support for these measures. I will write to the hon. Gentleman in response to some of the queries he raised about specific figures. I will address the…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to serve on this Committee with you as Chair, Ms Vaz. Tuesday’s debate on this clause concluded before we came to the decision, but I think the Opposition…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)The clause extends the scope of agricultural property relief from 6 April this year to land managed under certain environmental agreements. Agricultural property relief is an…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)Clauses 58 to 60 make changes to strengthen the conditions that must be met for transfers of shares into an employee benefit trust to be exempt from inheritance tax. An employee…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)The association is included under “spirits”. As we know, alcohol duty is frozen until 1 February. The OBR’s baseline, reflected in its forecast, is that alcohol duty will be…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)The clause implements changes announced at the autumn Budget 2024, concerning tobacco duty rates. The duty charged on all tobacco products will rise in line with the tobacco duty…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)I thank the shadow Minister for indicating the Opposition’s support for the clause. I understand what the Opposition are doing by proposing new clause 6, and the points that they…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)I welcome the Opposition’s support for the clauses, which build on the consultation that started when they were in office. The shadow Minister’s question related to what effect…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)On a point of order, Ms Vaz. I thank you and Mr Mundell for chairing for the Committee. I thank all the Clerks and officials who have looked after us so well this week, and…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)Clause 66 makes changes to the uprating of standard vehicle excise duty rates for cars, vans and motorcycles, excluding first-year rates for cars, in line with the retail prices…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)The clause increases the rate of aggregates levy from April 1 in line with the RPI as forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility when the rate was announced at autumn…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)Unpredictable, you mean.30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)As the hon. Lady knows, because we have debated this many times, the data that we have published, based on His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs data, shows that the large majority of…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)I applaud the hon. Gentleman’s theatre in delivering his response, and welcome his support. Question put and agreed to. Clause 62 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill.…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)As the shadow Minister set out, the new clause would require the Government to report on the likely impact of the tax measures on households across the income distribution. The…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)Clauses 67, 68 and 69 make changes to upgrade VED rates for heavy goods vehicles in line with the retail prices index from 1 April. They also make changes to the VED rates for…30 Jan 2025